PUTRAJAYA: The number of dengue fever cases rose to 3,070 nationwide for the period Aug 10 to 16 from 2,980 cases recorded in the previous week.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam said Kelantan recorded the highest cases with a total of 1,334 cases, which represented 44 per cent of the total number of cases for the week.
“Accumulated number of dengue cases from January up to Aug 16 throughout the country was 62,860 cases, an increase of 45,585 cases compared with 17,275 cases recorded last year (2013),” he said at a media conference after chairing the ministry’s post-cabinet meeting at the Health Ministry, here yesterday.
Subramaniam said that based on his visit to Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan on Aug 18, the factors contributing to the rise in the number of dengue cases included the problems of improper garbage management and drainage system.
“More than 400 health personnel from throughout the country have been sent to Kelantan to assist in efforts to control the dengue outbreak in the state,” he said.
Subramaniam said members of the public could obtain the latest information on dengue cases by surfing the website at http://idengue.remotesensing.gov.my/.
Meanwhile, Subramaniam said he had directed all government hospitals and clinics to observe a minute’s silence as a mark of respects for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash during the ceremony to receive the remains of Malaysian victims on Friday between 10.45am up to 11.15am. — Bernama